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Morning team tackles high school civics

The morning team takes its chances on a few U.S. history and civics based questions.

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Updated: 5:33 PM EST Jan 17, 2015

Morning team tackles high school civics

The morning team takes its chances on a few U.S. history and civics based questions.

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WEBVTT LEARNING ABOUT THE DISTRICT'SENERGY-WISE PROGRAM WHICHTEACHES THEM MORE ABOUT ENERGYEFFICIENCY.HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INARIZONA NOW HAVE TO PASS A U.S.CITIZENSHIP QUESTION BEFORETHEY GRADUATE.THEY HAVE TOE GET AT LEAST 60OUT OF 100 QUESTIONS CORRECT.WE WENT TO WINSTON-SALEM TO SEEHOW SOME RANDOM FOLKS DIDWALKING THE STREETS AND THEIRANSWERS ARE, WELL, HAVE ALISTEN.HOW MANY AMENDMENTS DOES THECONSTITUTION HAVE?27.HOW MANY U.S. SENATORS ARETHERE?100.WHO MAKES FEDERAL LAWS?THE SENATE?NO.IT'S EXECUTIVE?THE PEOPLE.WE, THE PEOPLE.JUDICIAL.NO.THAT'S -- I DON'T KNOW.WE THE PEOPLE.ALL RIGHT.WELL, NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUTOURSELVES TO THE TEST.HERE ARE SOME OF THOSEQUESTIONS.I'M VERY COMPETITIVE.DO WE JUST YELL OUT THEANSWERS?I'VE CALLED ALEX TREBEK.HE HAS NOT CALLED ME BACK YET.ALL RIGHT.WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THEUNITED STATES?D.C., PHILLY, BOSTON OR NEWYORK?D.C.OK.VERY GOOD.I'M WAITING FOR SOMEONE TOBLURT.ALL RIGHT.UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION SOMEPOWERS BELONG TO THE STATES.WHAT IS ONE POWER OF THE STATE?CREATE AN ARMY, PROVIDESCHOOLING AND EDUCATION, PRINTMONEY OR --CREATE EDUCATION.WHAT DO WE CALL THE FIRST 10AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION?THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS OR THEBILL OF RIGHTS?C, BILL OF RIGHTS.WHAT DID SUSAN B. ANTHONYDO?THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO THEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MADETHE FIRST FLAG OF THE UNITEDSTATES OR FOUNDED THE RED CROSSOR FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS?SUCCESSFUL RAJ, BABY.D.YOU WIN.YOU DO NOT GET A PRIZE BUT YOUWIN.YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR JOB BYNOT EMBARRASSING YOURSELF ONTV.I WILL TAKE IT![LAUGHTER]DON'T ASK US IF IT'S NOTMULTIPLE CHOICE.I'M KIDDING.WHICH PRESIDENT -- FACESTHIS WAY?BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE'SPRESIDENT ON THE COIN FACESTHIS WAY.PENNY, LINCOLN.YES.THERE YOU GO.EVERYONE TURNED THEIR BACKSON POOR LINCOLN.WE NAILED THAT.

Morning team tackles high school civics

The morning team takes its chances on a few U.S. history and civics based questions.